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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best cheap things to do in New York City on Saturday night, Oct 3: 25 picks, refreshed weekly.
25 picks · checked Sep 28
Washington Irving's Sunnyside, Irvington, Hudson ValleyJonathan Kruk tells The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving's own home, with live music and a Horseman cameo — it sells out yearly
Washington Irving's Sunnyside, Irvington, Hudson ValleyJonathan Kruk tells The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving's own home, with live music and a Horseman cameo — it sells out yearly
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Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyBestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFire performers, a roving brass band and the Headless Horseman in a sound-and-light show take over Philipsburg Manor — Sleepy Hollow at its spookiest
Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyBestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFire performers, a roving brass band and the Headless Horseman in a sound-and-light show take over Philipsburg Manor — Sleepy Hollow at its spookiest
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Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyMore than 7,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns light up an 18th-century manor, dinosaurs and a pumpkin carousel included — an easy train ride up
Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyMore than 7,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns light up an 18th-century manor, dinosaurs and a pumpkin carousel included — an easy train ride up
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Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
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Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Greenpoint, BrooklynAlex Lozupone · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeadsets on, 40 guests follow dancers and giant puppets along Newtown Creek, recast as the River Styx, in an immersive Persephone myth.
Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Greenpoint, BrooklynAlex Lozupone · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeadsets on, 40 guests follow dancers and giant puppets along Newtown Creek, recast as the River Styx, in an immersive Persephone myth.
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Asylum NYC, Gramercy, ManhattanThe Neo-Futurists race a clock to perform 30 short plays in one hour at Asylum NYC, with a die roll deciding how many get rewritten.
Asylum NYC, Gramercy, ManhattanThe Neo-Futurists race a clock to perform 30 short plays in one hour at Asylum NYC, with a die roll deciding how many get rewritten.
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Theaterlab, Garment District, ManhattanEight-time Obie winner David Greenspan plays A.E. Housman in a rare revival of Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love — final performances now.
Theaterlab, Garment District, ManhattanEight-time Obie winner David Greenspan plays A.E. Housman in a rare revival of Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love — final performances now.
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Circle Line, Pier 83, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo decks, two DJs: one floor plays nothing but Depeche Mode, the other New Wave and 80s alternative, on a riverboat circling the harbor.
Circle Line, Pier 83, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo decks, two DJs: one floor plays nothing but Depeche Mode, the other New Wave and 80s alternative, on a riverboat circling the harbor.
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Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, QueensSmyrneiko collective KELEPOÚRI meets Bronx Garifuna star Gogo Norales for the first time, with a dance lesson first, at Flushing Town Hall.
Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, QueensSmyrneiko collective KELEPOÚRI meets Bronx Garifuna star Gogo Norales for the first time, with a dance lesson first, at Flushing Town Hall.
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MCC Theater, Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAnne Washburn's world premiere follows a Texas TikToker unravelling after a pride flag goes up across the street, starting previews at MCC.
MCC Theater, Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAnne Washburn's world premiere follows a Texas TikToker unravelling after a pride flag goes up across the street, starting previews at MCC.
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Twisted Trails, Annadale, Staten IslandA haunted forest walk with 36 themed lands and four new giants on the trail — Staten Island's homegrown scare is in its sixth season.
Twisted Trails, Annadale, Staten IslandA haunted forest walk with 36 themed lands and four new giants on the trail — Staten Island's homegrown scare is in its sixth season.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandFlamenKora weaves trumpet, flamenco guitar and Senegalese kora into African flamenco jazz in Snug Harbor's Carpenter's Shop.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandFlamenKora weaves trumpet, flamenco guitar and Senegalese kora into African flamenco jazz in Snug Harbor's Carpenter's Shop.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanNightscream · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA monthly UCB variety hour of Black comedians doing improv, sketch and stand-up — the show The New York Times called the city's funniest.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanNightscream · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA monthly UCB variety hour of Black comedians doing improv, sketch and stand-up — the show The New York Times called the city's funniest.
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La MaMa — The Downstairs, East Village, ManhattanArgentine actress Maiamar Abrodos turns a stage-design class into her life story as a trans woman — opening La MaMa's Queer New York Festival.
La MaMa — The Downstairs, East Village, ManhattanArgentine actress Maiamar Abrodos turns a stage-design class into her life story as a trans woman — opening La MaMa's Queer New York Festival.
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WP Theater, Upper West Side, ManhattanA London teen sets a twisted online trap to find her missing brother in Melis Aker's darkly funny world premiere at WP Theater.
WP Theater, Upper West Side, ManhattanA London teen sets a twisted online trap to find her missing brother in Melis Aker's darkly funny world premiere at WP Theater.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanYouTube tour guide and comic Tom Delgado mixes NYC history, trivia with prizes and comedian friends, with author David Conrad-Perez as guest.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanYouTube tour guide and comic Tom Delgado mixes NYC history, trivia with prizes and comedian friends, with author David Conrad-Perez as guest.
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Union Hall, Park Slope, BrooklynComedian Hoodo Hersi headlines her show Extraordinary Alien in Union Hall's basement stage — a late-night Park Slope set.
Union Hall, Park Slope, BrooklynComedian Hoodo Hersi headlines her show Extraordinary Alien in Union Hall's basement stage — a late-night Park Slope set.
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Rockaway Theatre Company, The John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Park (the Rockaways), QueensWilde's cucumber sandwiches and mistaken identities come to a converted Fort Tilden army building by the beach, staged by the Rockaways' own troupe.
Rockaway Theatre Company, The John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Park (the Rockaways), QueensWilde's cucumber sandwiches and mistaken identities come to a converted Fort Tilden army building by the beach, staged by the Rockaways' own troupe.
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Theatre Row (Mint Theater Company), Theatre Row, ManhattanMint Theater revives Cicely Hamilton's 1911 governess drama Phyl, once blocked from an Oxford premiere, with Stereophonic's Lily Ganser.
Theatre Row (Mint Theater Company), Theatre Row, ManhattanMint Theater revives Cicely Hamilton's 1911 governess drama Phyl, once blocked from an Oxford premiere, with Stereophonic's Lily Ganser.
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Elsewhere (Zone One), Bushwick, BrooklynBedroom-pop and alt-R&B songwriter Tim Atlas plays Elsewhere's intimate Zone One stage in Bushwick, sharing an early bill with Harrison Lipton.
Elsewhere (Zone One), Bushwick, BrooklynBedroom-pop and alt-R&B songwriter Tim Atlas plays Elsewhere's intimate Zone One stage in Bushwick, sharing an early bill with Harrison Lipton.
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Theater for the New City, East Village, ManhattanEleven musicians with portable electric guitars and percussion play while moving through choreographed formations in Patrick Grant's piece.
Theater for the New City, East Village, ManhattanEleven musicians with portable electric guitars and percussion play while moving through choreographed formations in Patrick Grant's piece.
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Theater for the New City, East Village, ManhattanA Times obituary writer interviews the college president who ruined her life in Rebecca Chace's revenge thriller, closing on First Avenue.
Theater for the New City, East Village, ManhattanA Times obituary writer interviews the college president who ruined her life in Rebecca Chace's revenge thriller, closing on First Avenue.
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